Souvenir lamp shade



Dec. 29, 1925- J. M. LOZANO SOUVENIR LAMP SHADE Filed August 4, 1925Patented Dec. 29, 1925.

PATENT OFFICE.

JOS M. LOZANO, on NEW YORTQN. Y.

SOUVENIR LAIVIP SHADE.

Application inea August 4, 1925. sez-m1 No. 48,031.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOS M. LOZANO, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city, county, and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Souvenir Lamp Shades, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to lamp-shades for electric lamps or the like,and has for its object the provision of a novel, artistic and ornamentalshade which will appeal to th public.

My invention comprehends the provision of a souvenir lamp-shade blank,intended to be used by tourists for the purpose of serving as a mementoof a trip or voyage with which it has been identified. The lamp shadeblank is preferably made from parchment or other flexible transparent ortranslucent material and has printed thereon or otherwise appliedthereto, some pictorial matter such as a picture of an ocean liner,train, building, or other interesting representation associated with thetrip. The blank space surrounding the pictorial illustration orillustrations is provided for the reception of autographs, such assignatures of friends or acquaintances who might be met during the trip,or with a diary or itinerary of the trip written by the individuals.Then the lamp-shade blank has been used as thus intended, the same maybe returned to the manufacturer, who, having previously receivedcompensation for his work in the original sale of the blank, will formthe same into a complete lamp-shade, with the necessary frame Work andsunnorts, and return it to the original purchaser, ready for use.

Various other objects and advantages of the invention will appear as thedescription thereof proceeds.

Referring now to the drawings, which illustrate one form of embodimentof the invention,-

Fig. l illustrates one form of blank embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a side view of another form of blank which has been mounted toform the lamp shade.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in Fig. 1, A indicates asector-shaped blank of parchment or other flexible, trans-.illust-ration B, of a boat, automobile, train,

or other conveyance, or of the hotel or any other object identified witha trip or tour, is placed on the blank so as to leave the major portionthereof plain or unadorned so as to receive the signatures of friendsand acquaintances, or other writings, as indicated at C, which areapplied to the blank, preferably during the trip or voyage and before itis formed into a lamp-shade so as to produce an autographed shade whenmounted.

Fig. 2 illustrates a blank mounted to produce the lamp shade D. Thisblankcomprises two or more pictorial illustrations E and E', with aplurality of signatures F on the unadorned portions thereof. The blankis mounted on and supported by a ring G at the top and a ring H at thebottom, and is provided with supporting members I secured to the topring G for supporting the shade upon the bulb or other portion of anelectric lamp. In practising the invention, the blanksA or D areproduced with the pictorial illustrations B and E or E thereon and asubstantial portion thereof plain, and are sold by the steamship agency,railroad, tourists agency, hotel, or the like, to the tourist orresident, or to any other person who, in the usual practice, will carrythe blank with him on the tour and will have the same autographed byacquaintances and friends whom he may meet. When the autographed blankis returned, the seller will then mount it betweenthe rings G and H toproduce the completed autographed shade, substantially as illustrated inFig. 2, and deliver the completed shade to the purchaser. The blank willbe sold with a guarantee to mount the same, or, if desired, the blankand the rings G and H may be sold as a unit, and the blank may bemounted by the purchaser when a sufficient number of signatures aresecured.

The invention is not confined to any particular type or style oflamp-shade, or to any particular pictorial illustration on the blank asoriginally sold, as it will be readily understood by persons skilled inthe art that the main idea underlying the invention may be embodied indifferent types of eonstrucreceive autographs or the like intended to betion, soid beim-e forming into a complete lamp I Claim; .shade to enablethe purchaser to secure auto- 10 AS a new article of manufacture forregraphs thereon- 5 tail sale, a flexible transparent unformed InGSIUOHX Wheffof have afxed my lamp-shade blank, bearing a pictorialillus- Signature t0 5h15 speclcatlontration and having an unadornedspace t0 JOS M. LOZANO.

